The crucial element to a great road trip is direction. If your heart beats to a rock-and-roll tempo, Rock & Roll Traveler USA
is the ultimate road-trip reference for worshipping at the shrines of
the great. See the venue where Bruce Springsteen launched his Born in the U.S.A.
tour, the house where Chuck Berry was born, the theater where Jimi
Hendrix won Amateur Night in the sixties, and the spot where Janis
Joplin hit Jim Morrison over the head with a Southern Comfort bottle.
Also included are record stores across the U.S., funky cafés, details
on momentous gigs, and rock landmarks from New York to Los Angeles and
from Robert Johnson's Mississippi Delta to Kurt Cobain's Seattle.
Fodor's provides an unusual perspective here: a history of rock music
as seen through a road trip guide devoted to musical landmarks and rock
history archives. The regional and statewide organization assures
travelers easy access to local attractions, while tips on clubs, show
venues, and rock attractions makes for an excellent overview
This paperback book is shrinkwrapped to keep it new!!.
The "rebellious youth
music" we know as rockabilly was born in the '50s and enjoyed a great
revival in the '80s This book is a straight-from-the-heart account of
how the genre's greatest artists - author Billy Poore's personal
friends - made their mark. Billy gives the lowdown on everyone from
pioneers like Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl
Perkins, Eddie Cochran and Charlie Feathers, to the next generation of
stars like Link Wray, Dave Edmunds, Robert Gordon, Dwight Yoakam, The
Blasters, The Stray Cats and BR5-49, to the unlikely artists who have
been influenced by rockabilly, including Conway Twitty and The Beatles.
His uncensored stories and incredible unpublished photos deliver an
inside look into the wild art of one of America's greatest inventions.
The book is also a great reference guide, detailing artists' (from the
legends to the one-hit wonders) chart activity, career milestones and
tours. With its sentimental foreword by the late Danny Gatton, this
book is a must-read for all fans of music and Americana!
Before you write another song, make this book your guide. One of the
most powerful mediums of self-expression is the song, conveying thoughts
and feelings through carefully crafted words and music. And for today's
musicians, the most powerful and versatile songwriting partner is a
guitar.
Whether you want to write your first song or improve your
existing skills, Songwriting and the Guitar is your complete
guide to the art of writing great lyrics, melodies, and chord
progressions. Renowned singer-songwriters Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell,
James Taylor, Gillian Welch, the Indigo Girls, and others offer
invaluable advice, techniques, encouragement, and inspiration through
their reflections and personal experiences. Expertly designed workshops
on expanding your chord vocabulary, using alternate tunings, editing
your lyrics, and other subjects will have you well on the way to putting
your own ideas into song.